06 Dec 97 17:51, Matt Mc_Carthy (1:396/1.4) wrote to andrew clarke:

 > Guess that leaves us 1.99L users _way_ out in left field.  

Yeah.  I'd forgotten about the 1.x versions!  Come to think of it, I've
never seen an archive of any 1.x version floating about, let alone used it.
 Where could I download a copy of 1.99L?  Is there source code with it? 
Any idea when was it released, and by whom?

I wonder when msged 1.00 was released?  I'd get a kick out of seeing that.  :-)

 > I've kept watch here for years hoping to find a 'better' version, but
 > with all the 2.xx releases revealing more bugs than I wanted to fool
 > with, just kept on reading.  I'd downloaded the 4.0 version some time
 > back when Chris got the echo re-opened, but was overwhelmed by all the
 > 'on-screen' changes, and hated to give up the old familiar screen
 > format.

I don't remember the old screen layout much.  I was responsible for the new
layout first seen in 4.00, so I guess I wasn't too impressed with the old
(3.x).  ;-)  Of course, the 1.x and 2.x layouts may be different again.

I suppose a configuration option to switch between different screen layouts
is always a possibility.  Or a timEd-style layout.  Might be a bit of a
headache writing code for each one individually though.  I'll add it to the
wishlist anyway.

There are a few minor screen layout changes in Nuntius that I'd like to see
in the gold release of Msged 4.20, but I don't have any source code.

 > Now with the y2k problem 'just around the corner', I'm facing a 'forced
 > upgrade'.

I don't know, I'm only guessing that some things might break in previous
(<= 2.X) versions based on the 4.2 code I've been working on.  But the
4.2 code has gone through so many different authors it's not always
possible to know where different bits of code came from, who wrote them, or
when.  So I think you might run your version through some tests (if
possible) before jumping to any conclusions.  You still have two years. 
:-)

 > I for one will be watching for your new release, and at least hope the
 > provisions/instructions for displaying the 'real' .MSG number are
 > clear, as that's about the only feature important to _me_.

Switch RealMsgN On

in MSGED.CFG.  Why do you find that feature particularly important?

-- randy{at}zws.com

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